Nearly 40% of Corn Crop Harvested

September 25, 2012

By: Sara Schafer, AgWeb.com Business and Crops Online Editor

See which states are making the most harvest progress.

Corn harvest is rolling on across the Midwest. Currently, 39% of the U.S. crop has been harvested, according to USDA’s latest crop progress and condition ratings. The five-year average for this time of year is 13%.

States who have the most harvested are:

Tennessee: 85%
Missouri: 80%
North Carolina: 76%
Kentucky: 71%
Texas: 69%
Kansas: 54%
Illinois: 54%

North Carolina and Texas are on a regular harvest pace, while the other leading states are 20 percentage points or more ahead of their respective five-year averages.

Soybean harvest is also moving along at a fast clip. Currently 22% of the crop is harvested, way ahead of the five-year average of 8%.

Louisiana, Mississippi and North Dakota all have 50% or more of their state’s crop out of the field.

Cotton harvest is on a regular pace. Ten percent of the crop is harvested, which aligns with the five-year average of 11%.

Read the latest harvest news and check out AgWeb’s Corn Harvest Map and Soybean Harvest Map.

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Corn Mature - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,:  2007-2011  
                :    2011     :    2012     :    2012     :   Average   
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                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Colorado .......:     27             55            80           45      
Illinois .......:     75             87            95           64      
Indiana ........:     46             65            82           56      
Iowa ...........:     74             88            96           62      
Kansas .........:     83             86            95           79      
Kentucky .......:     83             93            96           86      
Michigan .......:     30             44            58           48      
Minnesota ......:     45             80            94           46      
Missouri .......:     92             96            98           75      
Nebraska .......:     43             74            87           46      
North Carolina .:     96            100           100           99      
North Dakota ...:     36             80            92           37      
Ohio ...........:     17             38            61           42      
Pennsylvania ...:     33             44            69           46      
South Dakota ...:     43             71            88           43      
Tennessee ......:     95             97            98           92      
Texas ..........:     86             86            88           83      
Wisconsin ......:     34             40            63           36      
                :                                                       
18 States ......:     58             76            88           57      
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Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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                :               Week ending               :             
                :-----------------------------------------:             
      State     :September 23,:September 16,:September 23,:  2007-2011  
                :    2011     :    2012     :    2012     :   Average   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :                        percent                        
                :                                                       
Colorado .......:      1             7            19             6      
Illinois .......:     19            36            54            23      
Indiana ........:      6            17            26            14      
Iowa ...........:      4            22            37             4      
Kansas .........:     39            51            64            30      
Kentucky .......:     41            60            71            45      
Michigan .......:      1             6            10             5      
Minnesota ......:      1            12            30             2      
Missouri .......:     45            66            80            33      
Nebraska .......:      5            23            36             5      
North Carolina .:     81            60            76            74      
North Dakota ...:      -            10            20             -      
Ohio ...........:      1             4             8             6      
Pennsylvania ...:      3             5            11            14      
South Dakota ...:      1            19            36             2      
Tennessee ......:     65            79            85            63      
Texas ..........:     67            68            69            69      
Wisconsin ......:      1             4            12             3      
                :                                                       
18 States ......:     12            26            39            13      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Represents zero.                                                      

Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 23, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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      State     : Very poor :   Poor    :   Fair    :   Good    : Excellent 
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                :                          percent                          
                :                                                           
Colorado .......:    46          19          16          15           4     
Illinois .......:    42          33          18           7           -     
Indiana ........:    37          30          22          10           1     
Iowa ...........:    21          29          32          17           1     
Kansas .........:    41          30          21           8           -     
Kentucky .......:    47          33          14           5           1     
Michigan .......:    20          24          26          28           2     
Minnesota ......:     4          11          30          45          10     
Missouri .......:    58          26          11           4           1     
Nebraska .......:    22          19          26          29           4     
North Carolina .:     4          11          29          42          14     
North Dakota ...:     3          10          29          53           5     
Ohio ...........:    23          31          30          15           1     
Pennsylvania ...:     2          10          25          48          15     
South Dakota ...:    21          25          32          20           2     
Tennessee ......:    22          29          30          17           2     
Texas ..........:     7          12          30          37          14     
Wisconsin ......:    18          19          26          29           8     
                :                                                           
18 States ......:    27          24          25          21           3     
                :                                                           
Previous week ..:    25          25          26          21           3     
Previous year ..:     7          13          28          41          11     
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- Represents zero.